KFC Has Become A Christmas Tradition In Japan

    I found this to be a very interesting story since I live in Kentucky and I'm still amazed at KFC's  phenomenal growth and how they have filtrated cultures with their fast fried chicken all over the world.  Apparently, Kentucky Fried Chicken has become very popular at Christmas time in Japan through the years!  Check out the story.http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/12/22/japans-finger-lickin-christmas-tradition/?...

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The Filming of Sleeper Agent's "Get Burned" Video In Bowling Green, Ky.

   Tony got home from the most recent Sleeper Agent show in Atlanta with another indie rock band called "Awolnation" around 3 a.m. this morning.  He had to get up at 8 a.m. to go to the filming of the video for "Get Burned," the next single off Sleeper Agent's album, "Celabrasion."  Get Burned is one of my favorite Sleeper Agent songs.  It's peppy and it has an upbeat tempo.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMPUHmmp2c   I asked...

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How Stupid Can Stupid Get? Man Steals Car After Wreck In Order To Get Home From The Hospital

  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. _ Man, there are some stupid people in this world.  Or should I say some dumb criminals.  This is one of those guys who is a complete idiot!  Why didn't he just call someone to come pick him up to take him home after he was released from the hospital? Or at least call a taxi cab.  Then a friend or family member could have paid the tab perhaps.   And I'm sure that he didn't have any health insurance...

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Indie Rock Is Alive And Well In Bowling Green, Ky, with Cage The Elephant, Sleeper Agent and Schools.

  My son, Tony, left last night from our house with Alex Kandel, the lead singer of "Sleeper Agent," the indie rock band from Bowling Green, Ky., to fly to Portland to perform in a sold-out show with Awolnation at the Crystal Ballroom Wednesday night, Dec. 7th.http://www.mcmenamins.com/events/96074--Sold-out-December-to-Remember  Actually, they flew out of Nashville this morning.  Of course, they drove down to Nashville with the other...

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Dishonest Small Town Preacher Gives Religion A Bad Name

In my opinion, when you read stories like this in your local newspaper, it can really turn you off towards religion.  Especially, the those who are indifferent towards religion or for those who choose not go to church to worship God.  Or how about the atheists?  Things like this just give the atheists more fodder to point out on how corrupt religion can be for your mind according to them.  There's nothing worse than a small town...

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Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: When All Hell Breaks Loose

"It goes to show that no institution is immnue to sex abuse scandals whether it be the Catholic Church or Penn State University. Penn State University just better hope they have plenty of money and damn good lawyers because the victims and family members will probably sue the hell out of them like the church was and continues to be. Also, the media is currently and will smear them all over of the place like they have us Catholics for years for the...

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Brad M. Kelley: Southcentral Kentucky's Billionaire

I am not a smoker.  However, I used to be.  I remember when I could buy a pack of cigarettes for 45 cents at Dye's Store in Eudora, Miss., near Lake O' The Hills where my dad used to live.  It was in the late 70's and I was an teenager, an underage smoker like a lot of kids used to be back then.  I remember I could take Coke bottles to return them at the little country store and get a pack of Vantage menthol cigarettes, an RC...

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C & C Bar-B-Q Grilling Sauce Is Some of Kentucky's Finest

    Being a Southern boy, I am always on the lookout for great little barbecue places to eat as well as bottled barbecue sauces that are being sold on the market whether it be major grocery store chains or little mom and pop shops along the way.   However, I ran across "C & C Bar-B-Q Grilling Sauce" from a friend of mine who is a manager at restaurant in Glasgow, Ky.  He showed it to me and told me how good it was. ...

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"The Help" Might Hit A Little Too Close To Home For Some White Southerners

The first time heard about the newly released movie, "The Help," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Help_(film) was several weeks ago from one of my Facebook friends named Gene Simmons. Gene is the famous bass player from the rock band, "Kiss" that's been around for almost 40 years and I am one of the his lucky 5,000 friends who has the privilege to be acquainted with him on his Facebook page. Apparently, Gene likes to go to movies often with his family...

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Sleeper Agent Announces A Headliner Tour Via The Audio Perv

Bowling Green, Ky's alternative, garage rock, pop band, "Sleeper Agent" who has been making headlines across the country and the world in newspapers, magazine and all over the internet, announces a headliner tour via The Audio Perv. Check it out! http://theaudioperv.com/2011/09/03/sleeper-agent-kick-off-headlining-tour-this-weeke...

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Yellowberri's "SKYe Magazine" Throws Down Local In-Depth Reporting

If you're addicted to your laptop or desktop computer much less your smart phone, now you can read some really good, in depth local reporting about Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky via Yellowberri's online "SKYe Magazine."http://skyemag.com/SKYe Magazine shines a light on our own very interesting local color and culture in the Bowling Green and surrounding areas with some sharp, intelligent reporting. Since Western Kentucky University in Bowling...

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T.G.I. Fridays, Always A Good Choice For Me When Eating Out

I don't know, call me old fashion. I still like the dark stained wood panels with the nostalgic antiques hanging from the ceiling and walls in the comfortable setting of our local T.G.I. Fridays Restaurant here in Bowling Green, Ky. I also like the red and white stripes and the Tiffany lamps. I have noticed that some of the other restaurants in town have updated and removed some of their antiques off the wall and have given their guests a "more updated"...

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Sleeper Agent Makes Rolling Stone Magazine!

This is the most awesome article to date about Sleeper Agent. Check it out!http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/band-to-watch-sleeper-agent-make-hook-filled-hormone-fueled-garage-rock-20110...

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Sleeper Agent's "Get It Daddy" Video Is Out Today On Spin.Com

It's finally here, the much anticpated "Get It Daddy" video, the hit song by Bowling Green, Ky.'s, alternative, indie, garage-punk band! Check it out on Spin.com!http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-rowdy-first-clip-sleeper-ag...

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Gettin' Closer-Sleeper Agent

Check out the latest news from "Sleeper Agent," the indie rock, garage-punk band from Bowling Green, Ky!http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&note_id=10150275678113599#!/notes/galen-a-smith-sr/gettin-closer-sleeper-agent/10150275678113...

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Sleeper Agent Makes MTV's Buzzworthy Blog!

Check it out! Sleeper Agent makes MTV's Buzzworthy blog!http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/07/29/sleeper-agent-get-it-dad...

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Sleeper Agent Makes The Aug. 2011 Edition Of Spin Magazine!

Check it out! http://www.spin.com/articles/breaking-out-sleeper-ag...

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Sleeper Agent Makes USA Today!

Check it out! http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2011-07-11-playlist_n.htm#.ThuNUJP_CTY.googleb...

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Sleeper Agent's On Location Video Shoot For "Get It Daddy"

Sleeper Agent video shoot for "Get It Daddy" on location somewhere in Nashville, Tenn. http://yfrog.com/kimx...

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All The Way From Bowling Green, Kentucky,.....Sleeper Agent!

Keep an eye on Sleeper Agent! http://thephoenix.com/supplements/2011/50states/123313-kentuc...

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A Good Story On Sleeper Agent From Bowling Green, Ky.

Here's the latest story on "Sleeper Agent," an alternative rock band from Bowling Green, Ky. http://www.spinner.com/2011/07/07/sleeper-agent-celabrasi...

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More Tour Dates For "Sleeper Agent" From Bowling Green, Ky.

My son Galen Jr. "Tony-Tutone" Smith and his band, "Sleeper Agent," from our hometown of Bowling Green, Ky., and their record label "Mom & Pop Music" from New York City have announced more tour dates. http://pennsylvania.broadwayworld.com/article/Sleeper-Agent-Announce-More-Tour-Dates-20110707 They are killin' it! Way to go Sleeper Agent! Look for their debut album due out, Aug. 16, 20...

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Poor Ole Sad Sam Will Be Even Sadder If Fireworks Become Legal in Bowling Green, Ky.

Bam! Boom!The City of Bowling Green, Ky., will take a second vote on the issue of fireworks tonight on whether to make them legal in Kentucky's third largest town. However, I am a little confused. I thought that they were already legal here. At least the kind that are not bottle rockets, firecrackers, M-80's or rockets and etc., I suppose. I guess as long as it is anything that will not explode or shoot up in the air, it's okay to sell currently....

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A Symbol of Memphis, Tenn.,-"The Mid-South Coliseum"

"The Mid-South Coliseum is a symbol of Memphis, Tenn., just like The Pyramid, Mud-Island or Graceland. So why in the world, would anyone want to tear it down?"-Galen A. Smith ...

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Evil Does Exist: The Gruesome Details Are Out On The Jamie Stice Murder In Bowling Green, Ky.

I would dare say that most Southcentral Kentuckians were stunned and shocked when they first heard about the recent murder and fetal abduction of 21 year-old Jamie Stice of Bowling Green, Ky., last month, April 13, 2011.The now indicted murderer who sits in the Warren County Regional Jail in Bowling Green, is 33 year-old Kathy Coy of Morgantown, Ky., a small town about 25 miles north of Bowling Green off the William Natcher Parkway. There was talk...

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HBO's "Dirty Driving: Thunder Cars Of Indiana" and Sammy Hawkins: Three Years After The Making

The first time I saw the HBO Documentary "Dirty Driving: Thunder Cars of Indiana,' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwE4wT08JMv=yhwE4wT08JM about two years ago, I was sitting down in my den channel surfing. When I landed on the HBO channel, I notice these "down to earth characters" who were real life people living in a Mid-Western struggling town in the United States called Anderson, Ind. This was not some reality show where everything is basically...

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Sweet Tasting Milk From Southcentral Kentucky

I recently tried a new homegrown product that I bought at Houchens IGA Store http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houchens_Industries the other day that's made right here in Kentucky. Well, actually, it's not made by humans. It's made by cows-it's milk! It's called, "Chaney's Milk." http://www.kyagr.com/pr/kanonline/March152011/Chaneys-milk.htm This stuff is absolutely delicious! I highly recommend it and you can only purchase it at Houchens IGA Stores...

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Split Tree Barbecue: Looking For That Good Barbecue In Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky, Part 1

I drive to Scottsville, Ky., every Friday and I was always see the barbecue restaurant called "Split Tree Barbecue,"http://www.splittreebbq.com/ in Alvaton. I have been meaning to stop there for a while. I've actually eaten there years ago when they were in their old building where there was a real tree in the parking lot that had two large branches growing out in different directions. Of course, eventually the state came in and widened the road...

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Charlie Sheen vs. O.J. Simpson

"You know, concerning the sudden world media blitz on Charlie Sheen, I'm starting to have flashbacks of the O.J. Simpson ordeal minus murder."-Galen A. Smith ...

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